Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-08-11
Ordinance No. III.
Published July II, 1857.

AN ORDINANCE to prohibit the sale ur iutoAi
eating liquors as beverage i'll the city OF Dodge
City, Kansas.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Councilman of
the city of Dodge City, Kansas:
SECTION !. Any person persons who shall
directly or indirectly SELL barter give away
any spurious. malt, vineous fermented other
intoxicating liquors within the corporate limits of
the city Of Dodge City, Kansas, without srst ha,-
ing procured Il druggists permit therefor from the
Probate Judge of Ford county, Kansas, according
to the laws of Kansas, shall be deemed gully of
misdemeanOr and upon conviction thereof shall
be fined in any sum not less than ten dollars nor
more than one hundred dollars
PROVIDED HOWEVER, That such liquors may BE-
sold within said city for medical. scientific and
mechanical purposes, provided by the laws. OF
the State of Kansas.
SEC. ii. All liquors mentioned in Section one
of this Ordinance, land all other liquors or mixtures
thereof by whatever name called, that III produce
intOxicatiOn, shall be considered and held ~ be
Intoxicating liquors within the meaning Of this
Ordinance.
SEC. iii. 1t shall he the duty Of the Marshal
Assistant Marshal aud policemen ha.iug notice
knowledge of any violations OF any OF The pro-
visions of this Ordinance, to at once notify the
city attorney of the fact OF such violation and To
furnish him the names of any witnesses within his
knowledge by whom such violation can be prov
en-, who will cause such person or persons to lie
brought before the Police Court anil dealt with
according to the provisions of this Ordinance.
SEC. ". Any person or persons who shall be
the keeper or inmate of any place where intoxi-
eating liquors sold, bartered or given away a.
beyerage,or where persons are permitted to re
sort for the purpose of drinking Intoxicating lie
uOrs as beverage within the Corporate limits of
the city Of Dodge City, Kansas, shall be deemed
guilty Of Il misdemeanor and upon conviction
thereof shall be fined in any sum not less than
ten dollars nor more than one hundred dollars.
SEC. Y. Every person within the limits of the
city Of Dodge City. Kansas, who shall, directly or
indirectly keep or maintain, by himself or by as
sOciating or combining with Others, or who shall
in any manner aid. assist, or abet in Keeping or
maintaining, any club room, other place in
which any intoxicating liquors Is received or kept
for the purpose of use, gift, barter sale as u
beverage or for distribution or division among the
members of any club or association by any nar.e
whatever and every person who shall use, barter
sell OF give away, or assist, OF abet another in
bartefing, selling or giving away, any Intoxicating
liquors received or kept, shall be deemed gully
Of . misdemeanOr and upon conviction theFV,
shall he fined In any sum not less than ten dollars
nor more than one hundred dollars.
SEC. VI. The giving away of Intoxicating liqu-
Ors, any shift or device to eyade the provisions
Of this Ordinance, shall be deemed violation of
this Ordinance and punished according To section
one Of this Ordinance.
SEC. VII. The treating or giving OF any intoxi-
eating liquors to any minor. by any person. other
than the father, mother guardian OF such minor,
or physician for medical purposes. shall be IN
lawful, and any person ylpla.iBs ,he pfo'i Of
this Section. within the limits of the city OF Dodge
City, Kansas, shall be deemed guilty OF a misde
Beanor and upon conviction thereof, shall be fined
| in any sum not less than ten Gollafs nor more
| than one hundred dollars.
SEC. VIII. Any physician WHO'S lawfully aud
regularly engaged in the practice of his profession
business within the limits Of the city of Dodge
City, aud who, in of actual need shall deem
| any Of the liquors mentioned in this ortiiEuncc
necessary for the health Of IL patients, may give
/ such patient written or ptin I'd prescription
| therefor, may administer the same himself
but such prescription shall he given. or liquors
administered, except iD case Of actiai need, and
where in his judgment the use OF Intoxicating:
liquors is necessary And every physician wio shall
| give such prescription or administer snrt liquors
IN violation ri this ordinance. and every p.yscian
| who shall give to or write for any person q pre-
scripton for Intoxicating liguors, ,oi iiI. pgTs.t
| of enabling assisting any pefsqt. 80 ais al
Of the provisions Of this oid,1anees f,r the pnf
pose Of enabling or assisting any person 20 ottsi
! any intoxicating liquors for beverages =
b. sold or disposed of in any nlaGuer ~ .Ditioa
Of the provisions Of this ordinalce- shall be deem
| ed guilty OF n,isde iaeanOr and upon conviction
the1e0f shall be fined in any sum nnt les ..ian tel
| dollars nor more than one h,iEdtei dollars
SIC. TX. In prosecutions under this or.insnc,
| II shall not be necessary 10 state the kind 81
liquor sold and shall not be necessary to escribi
/ the place where sold and shall not be necessary
to state the name Of the person to whom sold, ant